Alex Albon Gets Five-Second Penalty and Two Points After Brazil GP

Albon Handed Five-Second Penalty and Two License Points in Sao Paulo

Williams driver Alex Albon received a five-second time penalty and two penalty points following the Brazilian Grand Prix after the FIA deemed his actions on track an infringement, sport.de reported.

Turn 2 Incident Involving Gasly Draws FIA Sanction

The penalties were a direct result of an incident involving Albon and Pierre Gasly. FIA officials, after reviewing data and video footage, confirmed Albon left the track at Turn 2 and returned in a manner that forced Gasly to brake, a violation of the rules.

“We have therefore imposed a time penalty of five seconds in accordance with the applicable regulations,” the FIA stated in its reasoning. Albon finished 14th, 5.4 seconds behind Gasly.

Multiple Post-Race Sanctions Issued Across the Grid

Albon was not the only driver to be penalized after the race. Newly-crowned World Champion Kimi Antonelli also received a five-second time penalty for an “Unsafe Release” from his pit stop that forced Franco Colapinto to take evasive action. The penalty did not affect Antonelli’s final position of fifth.

Charles Leclerc dropped from seventh to eighth after a collision with Liam Lawson. Oliver Bearman (Haas) was also given a five-second penalty for an unsafe release, yet he remained in 17th place.

License Standing Approaching the Twelve-Point Ban Threshold

With the two points from Brazil, the 30-year-old Albon now has three points on his license over a 12-month period. Drivers are limited to 12 points within a year; accumulating that total results in a one-race ban.

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